During the last two weeks UK recovered paper exporters had to deal with higher freight rates and a massive container shortage. Combined with an only mediocre demand for recovered paper in China, higher freight rates lead to a price drop for exported mixed paper and OCC. A lot of material that was meant for export did not leave the country. As a result of the oversupply, domestic prices for OCC and mixed paper followed suit with a little time lag. Experts expect the container shortage to last until mid-April and believe that mixed paper and OCC prices will soften further until then.www.euwid-paper.com &www.tio2.net.cn